All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Anyone used Federal RSR 595 on Mk5 Chassis?
Andy:
some for sale on the r32 forum
http://www.r32oc.com/topic/40227-2254018-federal-595rs-r-road-legal-trackday-tyre/page__pid__424024#entry424024
Tfsi_Mike:
Thanks Andy
dokez:
Speak to SteveP. I brought his TD with federal 595 and he said they hold up well (long lasting). The compound seems harder compare to r888 but i cant fault them at Lydden. Grip was awesome!
Quite cheap aswell!
the bruce:
Mike, I still have a set of 225/45 R17 595 RS-R on Denvers, 45 % of tread left. Today I'd go for Bridge RE070
or Yokohama AD08, but in the dry the Feds are still one step beyond regular street tyres. More sticky and
much stiffer sidewall.
Janner_Sy:
The Federals are also mega in the rain as well as the dry
I was able to keep with a Mk2 Mountune Focus RS(JUST!!) which had Continental Sport Contact 5 tyres at an absolutely swamped Mallory Park Trackday on New Years Eve whilst running a set of WORN 595 RSRs, probably the wettest TD I have ever done by a long shot. I hadnt tried them in the rain before and even brought a spares of tyres with me just in case the worn 595s I had on were too skittish.
As it happened, I was blown over by how good they were.
As i said Mike.
The Federals have the same treadwear rating as the Toyo R1R so life span should be similar.
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